This is a pretty misleading headline, and the article seems to be vague on details, such as where the "magic" is. What details they do provide make it sound like it combines aspects from the operational Kepler space telescope and the under-construction Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), but in a mobile platform, which is the real unique ability here. 3.5 meters is pretty impressive, as is f/1.0, but seeing aliens on Mars? The laws of optics (physics) only allow so much believability.

Microsoft isn't too bright. They've hamstrung IE9 by not developing it for the XP users. People are still using XP because it works. It is stable, and because it has been established for a while, drivers work on it. Then they came out with Vista and pretty much turned a lot of people off to upgrades (in fact caused a huge "downgrade" movement) so the users will stick with what works. So what does MS do? Not develop IE9 for XP.

IE9 is the first valid contender in the browser market from MS in a long time, it is too bad they have done this. They just seem to do everything possible to screw web developers by keeping their ancient crapware browsers around forever.

Unfortunately all too many Americans are not even aware of its existence."

That's because every single day is now a fucking 'Day.' Talk Like Herbie Day, Spit Like An Eagle Day. Wipe Like You Mean It Day.

Get rid of all the retarded "Days", and maybe people would pay attention to the few that would actually mean something.

OR, you know, let's just go completely nuts and have Hours! Right now it's "Do No Fucking Work Hour" and it gets my vote.

Creston

And the holidays that are well-known have been watered down by blatant commercialism. It is sickening how Memorial Day has become something that is celebrated rather than observed and has become yet another "go out and buy stuff day". If Medal of Honor Day ever does become widely know, I'm sure someone will tell you that it is a good time to buy a mattress.

That was a dumb idea from the start. The money they expected to raise from it would almost certainly not be enough to cover another state bureaucracy to manage it. Next they'd end up requiring inspections and insurance, and a gas tax surcharge to make up for the gas you're not using (tax you're not paying) by cycling instead of motoring.